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Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... Joint Infection (PJI ... whether benefit > risk ... Cortes_Penfield #PJI ... #Debridement #Management
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Glomerulonephritis • Anti-GBM ... , allopurinol, PPI ... KidneyInjury #Nephrology #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... When do you do a BM ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
frequently benign causes ... syncope (ruling out differential ... life-threatening causes ... determining the risk ... further guide management
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Hyperviscosity #Syndrome #Causes ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Treatment #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... pressure as a cause ... analgesia (consider risk ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
approach to the differential ... the underlying cause ... puts patients at risk ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Retinitis (Most common cause ... association with PJP ... Cardiovascular risk ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
immunocompetent population Risk ... liver>kidney), EBV ... ↑ LDH), rising EBV ... to 50% of PTLD cases ... oncology #diagnosis #management